- *wa-yōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
- *ha-meleḵ*
- definite article + masculine singular noun - the king
- *ʾel*
- preposition - to/unto
- *ʾittay*
- proper noun - Ittai
- *ha-gittî*
- definite article + gentilic adjective - the Gittite
- *lāmmâ*
- interrogative adverb - why
- *ṯēlēḵ*
- qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you go
- *gam*
- adverb - also
- *ʾattâ*
- 2nd person masculine singular pronoun - you
- *ʾittānû*
- preposition with 1st person plural suffix - with us
- *šûḇ*
- qal imperative, masculine singular - return
- *wə-šēḇ*
- conjunction + qal imperative, masculine singular - and stay/remain
- *ʿim*
- preposition - with
- *kî*
- conjunction - for/because
- *noḵrî*
- masculine singular adjective - foreigner/stranger
- *wə-gam*
- conjunction + adverb - and also
- *gōlê*
- qal participle, masculine singular - exile/being exiled
- *li-mqômḵā*
- preposition + masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to your place